Debunking the Myth: Experts Confirm Truth About Tutankhamun’s Mask

In the context of circulating posts praising the sophistication and progress of the ancient Egyptian civilization on social networking sites, pages from time to time, especially Egyptian ones, publish fictional stories about this civilization at there is no connection.

Among the most recent of these revelations is the claim that the mask of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun had a phrase associated with strength and insanity engraved in hieroglyphics This claim was unfounded, and the information was recorded about this mask explained to Agence France-Presse by two experts in Egyptology.

The picture shows Tutankhamun’s mask made of pure gold and located in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

The participants of the painting said that the mask was engraved with the phrase, “Power opens its wings to those who deserve it, and death spreads its wings to all fools.”

He described the mask as “made of pure gold, a rare kind, and it is full of precious stones, some rare and some no longer on earth.”

Tutankhamun, known as the Child King, is one of the most famous kings in the Pharaonic history of Egypt He died in 1324 BC when he was nineteen years old, after spending only nine years in power.

Distortion of information and deception

But the sentence that the publications say is written on Tutankhamun’s mask does not exist, according to what two experts in Egyptian antiquity confirmed to Agence France-Presse.

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass, former Minister of State for Antiquities of Egypt, says that the aforementioned phrase was not engraved on Tutankhamun’s mask at all, and described the claims as “nonsense”.

Hawass, who has published more than 15 books on the mystery of Tutankhamun, including his book titled “The Discovery of Tutankhamun,” says that a group of hieroglyphic inscriptions were engraved on his back sides, which comes from the book “Going A mach an la an la,” specifically the text Number 151. from it.

Hussein Abdel Basir, an Egyptologist and director of the Museum of Antiquities of the Library of Alexandria and the author of the book “Secrets of the Golden Pharaoh Tutankhamun,” agrees with Hawass, stressing that the sentence that users say is on the mask is a figment of the imagination of his publishers, and this phrase is not in the mask.

Abdel Basir says that the ancient Egyptians had some burial customs that they believed were important to ensure immortality after death, including masks, which were used to embalmed faces. to cover and ensure that the soul of the deceased could recognize the body.

What about rare stones?

Abdul Basir continues, referring to the claim mentioned in the publications, which speak of precious stones, some of which are rare and others that no longer exist on earth, and he says, “This claim exaggerates the truth.

The expert explains in detail that the mask is made of gold and precious stones such as agate, quartz, lapis lazuli, and colored glass, and all the stones that decorate the mask are present and recognizable.

He continues, saying: “All this does not deny that the accuracy of the image and its mastery make it a witness to the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptian artist. “

So what is written on the golden mask?

Experts Hawass and Abdel Basir agree that text No. 151 of the book “Out in the Daytime,” known as the Book of the Dead, the writings on the back of the mask.

They say that this text in the book affects every member of the face of the deceased to god, to ensure complete divine protection for the deceased.

They agree that the writing on the back of the mask is divided into two parts, the first part is located on the right side of the back of the mask, and the second part is on the left side.